Feb 02 2024 to Feb 02 2024 4 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

60 min | Hindi & Punjabi with English subtitles | India | 1990

Camera, Editing & Direction: Anand Patwardhan
Sound: Pervez Merwanji
Production Assistance: Narinder Singh, Shoba Sadgopan, Simantini Dhuru

In Memory of Friends documents the violence and terror in Punjab, India – a land torn apart by religious fundamentalists and a repressive government.

After examining the political turmoil of the late 1970′s and the rise of Sikh fundamentalism, the film focuses on the legacy of Bhagat Singh, a young socialist executed by the British in 1931 at the age of 23. Singh has since become a legend. Today the State eulogizes him as a nationalist while Sikh separatists portray him as a Sikh militant. In fact, Singh was neither. Just prior to his death he wrote a book which he entitled ‘Why I Am An Atheist.’

In strife-torn Punjab a band of brave Sikhs and Hindus carry Bhagat Singh’s secular legacy from village to village. In the religiously charged countryside ideas of internationalism and secularism now carry a price.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Anand Patwardhan and author, Amandeep Sandhu. A Q&A with the audience will follow.

Anand Patwardhan has a large body of 18 documentary features and shorts, of which we will screen 4 films. This is the second film in our three day retrospective of his work.